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Definition of Celastrus scandens

Celastrus scandens
Waxwork Wax"work`, n. 1. Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings. 2. (Bot.) An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the seeds.
Celastrus scandens
Bittersweet Bit"ter*sweet`, n. 1. Anything which is bittersweet. 2. A kind of apple so called. --Gower. 3. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (Solanum dulcamara); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal dulcamara. (b) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called Roxbury waxwork.

Meaning of Celastrus scandens from wikipedia

- Celastrus scandens, commonly called American bittersweet or bittersweet, is a species of Celastrus that blooms mostly in June and is commonly found on...
- Celastrus richii A.Gray Celastrus rosthorni**** Loes. Celastrus rugosus Rehder & E.H.Wilson Celastrus scandens L. – American bittersweet Celastrus stephanotiifolius...
- America. It closely resembles the native North American species, Celastrus scandens, with which it will readily hybridize. The defining characteristic...
- Wax museum, a museum for a collection of wax figures Wax sculpture Celastrus scandens, a plant in the family Celastraceae Waxwork (film), a 1988 comedy/horror...
- (N) Ceanothus americ**** (N) Ceanothus herbaceus (N) Celastrus orbiculatus (I) Celastrus scandens (N) Celosia argentea (I) Celtis occidentalis (N) Celtis...
- (N) Ceanothus americ**** (N) Ceanothus herbaceus (N) Celastrus orbiculatus (I) Celastrus scandens (N) Celosia argentea (I) Celtis occidentalis (N) Celtis...
- umbellate stitchwort Wilhelmsia physodes — merkia Catoscopium nigritum Celastrus scandens — climbing bittersweet Euonymus atropurpureus — wahoo Euonymus obovatus...
- Celastrus 1991 LH1 Celastraceae, the staff-tree family, with 100 genera and over 1000 species including many climbing plants. These include Celastrus...
- incana ****y alyssum Br****ica Mustards Buxus sempervirens Boxwood Celastrus scandens Climbing bittersweet Centaurea Star-thistles, knapweeds Known poisonous...
- frequency in the E. binotata species complex. American bittersweet Celastrus scandens Black haw Viburnum prunifolium Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia Redbud...